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The Sense of Effort: a Cost-Benefit Theory of the Phenomenology of Mental Effort [PDF]
Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 2020 AbstractIn the current paper, we articulate a theory to explain the phenomenology of mental effort. The theory provides a working definition of mental effort, explains in what sense mental effort is a limited resource, and specifies the factors that determine whether or not mental effort is experienced as aversive.
Marcell Székely, John Michael
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On the accuracy of code complexity metrics: A neuroscience-based guideline for improvement
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 Complexity is the key element of software quality. This article investigates the problem of measuring code complexity and discusses the results of a controlled experiment to compare different views and methods to measure code complexity. Participants (27
Gao Hao +10 more
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What Is Mental Effort: A Clinical Perspective
Biological Psychiatry, 2023 Although mental effort is a frequently used term, it is poorly defined and understood. In neuroscience research, the term is used to mean both the cognitive ‘work’ that is done in meeting task demands, and the subjective experience of performing that work.
Noham Wolpe +2 more
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RIED: Revista Iberoamericana de Educación a Distancia, 2022 Different generations (digital natives, resident students, generation Y, X, or Z) show a preference towards technologies and the digital world. This "ex-post-facto" study is presented to learn the preferences that university students have regarding the ...
Julio Cabero-Almenara +3 more
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Objective Versus Subjective Effort in Schizophrenia
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Background and ObjectivesPerformance on cognitive tasks is often impaired in individuals with schizophrenia (SCZ), possibly resulting from either cognitive deficits (e.g., limited working memory capacity) or diminished mental effort or both.
Isabel Kreis +2 more
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Dual-Task Performance as a Measure of Mental Effort in Searching a Library System and the Web [PDF]
, 2005 This paper examines a dual-task method for the assessment of mental effort during online searching, having the users engage in two tasks simultaneously. Searching was assigned as a primary task and a visual observation was set up as a secondary task. The
Rieh, Soo Young, Kim, Yong-Mi
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Brain Sciences, 2021 Scents have the ability to affect peoples’ mental states and task performance with to different extents. It has been widely demonstrated that the lemon scent, included in most all-purpose cleaners, elicits stimulation and activation, while the lavender ...
Marco Mancini +12 more
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Does Mental Effort Avoidance Depend on the ‘Type of Effort’?
, 2022 The propensity for people to avoid mentally demanding tasks in the absence of reward is well documented. As a result, humans are often described as cognitive misers. This characterisation, while consistent with the psychological literature, contradicts everyday instances of effort being sought: reading, board games, and brain-teasing puzzles.
Jake Ryan Embrey +2 more
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Microtiming and Mental Effort [PDF]
Music Perception, 2019 The present study tested two assumptions concerning the auditory processing of microtiming in musical grooves (i.e., repeating, movement-inducing rhythmic patterns): 1) Microtiming challenges the listener's internal framework of timing regularities, or meter, and demands cognitive effort.
Jo Fougner Skaansar +2 more
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Physiological and Subjective Responses Associated to Physical and Mental Load in a Simulated Task
Revista Ciencias de la Salud, 2018 Introduction: the objective is to develop a quasi-experimental study to know the changes in physiological responses and perceived efforts of a group of fifteen healthy students that performed a simulated task related with the operation of a CNC lathe in ...
Juan Luis Hernández Arellano +2 more
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